Match Preview
U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer Team vs. France
2024 Olympic Men’s Soccer Tournament, Match No. 1
July 24, 2024
Stade de Marseille, Marseille, France
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, Telemundo, and Peacock
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Starting XI for the U.S. Olympic Men’s Soccer Team vs. France:
1-Patrick Schulte, 2-Nathan Harriel, 3-Walker Zimmerman, 5-John Tolkin, 6-Gianluca Busio, 7-Kevin Paredes, 8-Tanner Tessmann (Captain), 11-Paxten Aaronson, 12-Miles Robinson, 13-Duncan McGuire, 14-Djordje Mihailovic
Substitutes:
18-Gaga Slonina, 4-Maximilian Dietz, 9-Griffin Yow, 10-Taylor Booth, 15-Benjamin Cremaschi, 16-Jack McGlynn, 17-Caleb Wiley
Game Notes:
- Under-23 Caps for Starting XI (including this match): Tessmann (11), Mihailovic (10), Harriel (8), Tolkin (8), Busio (7), Aaronson (6), McGuire (6), Zimmerman (5), Schulte (4), Paredes (3), Robinson (3).
- Senior U.S. Men’s National Team Caps for Starting XI: Zimmerman (42), Robinson (29), Mihailovic (11), Busio (13), Tolkin (4), Paredes (3), Tessmann (2), Aaronson (1), McGuire (1), Schulte (1), Harriel (0).
- This match marks the U.S. Men’s first appearance in the Olympics in 5,824 days, with the last being a 2-1 group stage loss to Nigeria in Beijing 2008.
- All players in the starting lineup are making their Olympic debuts.
- The Starting XI has an average age of 23 years, 347 days.
- The Olympic Men’s Soccer Tournament is restricted to players under 23, with an allowance for three overage players. All three U.S. overage players start tonight: Djordje Mihailovic (25), Miles Robinson (27), and Walker Zimmerman (31).
- Seven starters are returning from the Olympic Team’s 2-2 draw against France on March 26: Paxten Aaronson, Gianluca Busio, Duncan McGuire, Kevin Paredes, Patrick Schulte, Tanner Tessmann, and John Tolkin.
- Tanner Tessmann captains the squad tonight, his fifth time wearing the armband in this cycle’s seven games.
- All players in the Starting XI have played in Major League Soccer or developed in an MLS academy, with significant contributions from various MLS or MLS Next outfits.
- Miles Robinson and Walker Zimmerman have paired together in central defense for the senior USMNT nine times, achieving a 7W-1L-1D record in official competitions.
- Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann play together for Venezia in Italy, leading the club’s promotion to Serie A during the 2023-24 season.
- This is the first Olympic meeting between the U.S. and France.
- The U.S. has a 4W-3L-5D record in the group stage since the Under-23 rule was introduced in 1992.
- The referee for tonight’s match is Yael Falcon of Argentina, who has officiated at the 2024 Copa America, the CONMEBOL Olympic qualifying tournament, and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
